diff --git a/.ruff.toml b/.ruff.toml
index f99a75e527c..f986e2a2be0 100644
--- a/.ruff.toml
+++ b/.ruff.toml
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ ignore = [
     "RET505",  # superfluous-else-return
     "RET506",  # superfluous-else-raise
     "RET507",  # superfluous-else-continue
-    "RET508",  # superfluous-else-break
 
     # flake8-raise (RSE)
     "RSE102",  # unnecessary-paren-on-raise-exception
diff --git a/astropy/io/ascii/sextractor.py b/astropy/io/ascii/sextractor.py
index 4843ec65de1..dde88ba5a5e 100644
--- a/astropy/io/ascii/sextractor.py
+++ b/astropy/io/ascii/sextractor.py
@@ -53,15 +53,16 @@ def get_cols(self, lines):
             if not line.startswith("#"):
                 dataline = line  # save for later to infer the actual number of columns
                 break  # End of header lines
-            else:
-                match = re_name_def.search(line)
-                if match:
-                    colnumber = int(match.group("colnumber"))
-                    colname = match.group("colname")
-                    coldescr = match.group("coldescr")
-                    # If no units are given, colunit = None
-                    colunit = match.group("colunit")
-                    columns[colnumber] = (colname, coldescr, colunit)
+
+            match = re_name_def.search(line)
+            if match:
+                colnumber = int(match.group("colnumber"))
+                colname = match.group("colname")
+                coldescr = match.group("coldescr")
+                # If no units are given, colunit = None
+                colunit = match.group("colunit")
+                columns[colnumber] = (colname, coldescr, colunit)
+
         # Handle skipped column numbers
         colnumbers = sorted(columns)
         # Handle the case where the last column is array-like by append a pseudo column
diff --git a/astropy/io/fits/hdu/image.py b/astropy/io/fits/hdu/image.py
index c1f9a326f66..1ba9f2d151d 100644
--- a/astropy/io/fits/hdu/image.py
+++ b/astropy/io/fits/hdu/image.py
@@ -1050,7 +1050,8 @@ def _getdata(self, keys):
             if isinstance(key, slice):
                 ks = range(*key.indices(axis))
                 break
-            elif isiterable(key):
+
+            if isiterable(key):
                 # Handle both integer and boolean arrays.
                 ks = np.arange(axis, dtype=int)[key]
                 break
diff --git a/astropy/io/votable/tree.py b/astropy/io/votable/tree.py
index c7ac51a8c29..b8ec93f7cfb 100644
--- a/astropy/io/votable/tree.py
+++ b/astropy/io/votable/tree.py
@@ -2740,39 +2740,38 @@ def parse(self, iterator, config):
 
         if (not skip_table) and (len(fields) > 0):
             for start, tag, data, pos in iterator:
-                if start:
-                    if tag == "TABLEDATA":
-                        warn_unknown_attrs("TABLEDATA", data.keys(), config, pos)
-                        self.array = self._parse_tabledata(
-                            iterator, colnumbers, fields, config
-                        )
-                        break
-                    elif tag == "BINARY":
-                        warn_unknown_attrs("BINARY", data.keys(), config, pos)
-                        self.array = self._parse_binary(
-                            1, iterator, colnumbers, fields, config, pos
-                        )
-                        break
-                    elif tag == "BINARY2":
-                        if not config["version_1_3_or_later"]:
-                            warn_or_raise(W52, W52, config["version"], config, pos)
-                        self.array = self._parse_binary(
-                            2, iterator, colnumbers, fields, config, pos
-                        )
-                        break
-                    elif tag == "FITS":
-                        warn_unknown_attrs("FITS", data.keys(), config, pos, ["extnum"])
-                        try:
-                            extnum = int(data.get("extnum", 0))
-                            if extnum < 0:
-                                raise ValueError("'extnum' cannot be negative.")
-                        except ValueError:
-                            vo_raise(E17, (), config, pos)
-                        self.array = self._parse_fits(iterator, extnum, config)
-                        break
-                    else:
-                        warn_or_raise(W37, W37, tag, config, pos)
-                        break
+                if not start:
+                    continue
+
+                if tag == "TABLEDATA":
+                    warn_unknown_attrs("TABLEDATA", data.keys(), config, pos)
+                    self.array = self._parse_tabledata(
+                        iterator, colnumbers, fields, config
+                    )
+                elif tag == "BINARY":
+                    warn_unknown_attrs("BINARY", data.keys(), config, pos)
+                    self.array = self._parse_binary(
+                        1, iterator, colnumbers, fields, config, pos
+                    )
+                elif tag == "BINARY2":
+                    if not config["version_1_3_or_later"]:
+                        warn_or_raise(W52, W52, config["version"], config, pos)
+                    self.array = self._parse_binary(
+                        2, iterator, colnumbers, fields, config, pos
+                    )
+                elif tag == "FITS":
+                    warn_unknown_attrs("FITS", data.keys(), config, pos, ["extnum"])
+                    try:
+                        extnum = int(data.get("extnum", 0))
+                        if extnum < 0:
+                            raise ValueError("'extnum' cannot be negative.")
+                    except ValueError:
+                        vo_raise(E17, (), config, pos)
+                    self.array = self._parse_fits(iterator, extnum, config)
+                else:
+                    warn_or_raise(W37, W37, tag, config, pos)
+
+                break
 
         for start, tag, data, pos in iterator:
             if not start and tag == "DATA":
diff --git a/astropy/table/pprint.py b/astropy/table/pprint.py
index 6213cae2460..df45898f6bc 100644
--- a/astropy/table/pprint.py
+++ b/astropy/table/pprint.py
@@ -809,7 +809,8 @@ def _more_tabcol(
 
             if key.lower() == "q":
                 break
-            elif key == " " or key == "f":
+
+            if key == " " or key == "f":
                 i0 += delta_lines
             elif key == "b":
                 i0 = i0 - delta_lines
diff --git a/astropy/units/core.py b/astropy/units/core.py
index 000c13ff204..7a58ed8b358 100644
--- a/astropy/units/core.py
+++ b/astropy/units/core.py
@@ -1322,10 +1322,10 @@ def is_final_result(unit):
             for len_bases, composed, tunit in results:
                 if len_bases > min_length:
                     break
-                else:
-                    factored = composed * tunit
-                    if is_final_result(factored):
-                        subresults.add(factored)
+
+                factored = composed * tunit
+                if is_final_result(factored):
+                    subresults.add(factored)
 
             if len(subresults):
                 cached_results[key] = subresults